Full Time Cook

Monarch Spring Meadows

Full Time Cook

Trumbull, CT
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Job Description

    We are looking for a Cook to join our team and prepare delicious meals for our senior living residents, their families, and guests. Reporting to the Director of Culinary Services, the Cook's responsibilities will include studying recipes, setting up menus and preparing high-quality dishes. You should be familiar with sanitation regulations. The Cook will also be responsible for accurate record keeping, receiving, rotating and inventory of products and regulatory compliance. Ultimately, this team member will prepare and deliver a complete menu that delights our senior living community.

    Full-time

    Pay Rate: $20-25.00/Hourly

    Responsibilities and Duties

    • Prepare and serve quality meals
    • Ensure special dietary needs are met and preparing texture modified food, as directed
    • Ensure compliance with all record keeping, food safety and risk management requirements
    • Monitor food preparation, storage and handling to ensure adherence with HACCP, labeling, and storage protocols to ensure compliance with all food service regulations and policies
    • Maintain accurate hot and cold food, refrigerator, and freezer temperature logs
  • Qualifications

    Qualifications

    • ServSafe certification
    • 3 years of senior living job related experience including food preparation, full-line menu items and special diets
    • High school diploma or GED accepted
    • Competent in organizational, time management skills and demonstrate good judgment, problem solving and decision-making skills
    • Open availability- Including nights, weekends and holidays.

    Physical Abilities

    • While performing the duties of this job, the associate is often required to stand, walk, sit, use fine and gross motor skills, reach with hands and arms, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, talk, hear, and smell.
    • An individual in this position will be required to lift or carry weight in up to 50 lbs. The associate must use proper body mechanics.

    Additional Information

    Additional Benefits for FT:

    • Paid Time Off (PTO)
    • Medical Coverage
    • Health Advocacy
    • Dental Coverage
    • Vision Coverage
    • Ancillary Benefits (Life/AD&D, Short Term Disability and Long Term Disability)
    • Voluntary Life
    • Flexible Spending Account
    • 401(k) Retirement and Matching
    • Employee Assistance Program
    • Supportive Leadership
    • Referral Bonuses